Brandy Aven

Brandy Aven is an Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Theory at the Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University. Her research bridges social networks, organizational behavior, and gender dynamics, focusing on how structural relationships influence coordination, ethics, and performance. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Stanford University and has taught courses ranging from MBA programs to PhD seminars.

• Education
  • Ph.D. in Sociology (Stanford University, 2010)
  • M.A. in Sociology (Stanford University, 2004)
  • B.A. in Sociology with specialization in Computing (UCLA, 2000)

Her research explores fraud, entrepreneurship, and corporate misconduct through a network lens, employing methods like content analysis, historical data, and experimental simulations. Recent work includes studies on gender gaps in network brokerage, moral influence dynamics, and fluid participation in emergency teams. She has served as a co-chair for the Tepper School Entrepreneurship Curriculum Review and on editorial boards for Management Science and Organization Science.

Notable awards include the George Leland Bach Excellence in MBA Teaching Award (2019), Xerox Junior Faculty Chair (2013), and Gerald L. Thompson Undergraduate Teaching Award (2012). She has advised projects such as "Collaborative Pathways: Essays on Strategic Collaboration and Entrepreneurship Success" and contributed to teaching People Analytics, Research Methods, and Executive Education programs.